A look at Ancient Civilizations in Ancient Persia and Arabian Peninsula. During the 4th centuryB.C., the great Persian civilization, which was the first multiethnic empire in history, reached its peak. In this episode, we’ll tour the grand residences at Persepolis, and the imperial palaces of the omnipotent Darius – a sumptuous building complex for the most powerful man in the world of that era.
Part 2 starts at 26:33 and looks at the Arabian Peninsula. From the Arabian Peninsula, we follow an ancient caravan route through the desert to Syria. ; Along the way, several lush oases in the otherwise barren Syrian desert come to our rescue in the form of Marib and Petra, cite of the great tomb of Aaron that is carved out of a rock face, along with the beautiful city of Palmyra in Syria.
Ancient Civilizations offers a comparative analysis of the field, including both old world and new civilizations, and explores the connections between all civilizations around the earth.The volume provides a jargon-free introduction to ancient civilizations from the first civilizations, and the great powers in the Near East, to the first Aegean civilizations, the Mediterranean world in the first millennium, Imperial Rome, northeast Africa, divine kings in southeast Asia, and empires in East Asia, as well as early states in the Americas and Andean civilization.For those interested in ancient civilizations.
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In which John compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course we're glad that Greek civilization spawned modern western civilization, right? Maybe not. From Socrates and Plato to Darius and Xerxes, John explains two of the great powers of the ancient world, all WITHOUT the use of footage from 300.
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The Immortals were the heavy infantry unit of the Achaemenid Empire’s army. Also known as the first Persian Empire, the civilization was founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 B.C. in what is today Iran. The name ‘Immortals’ was coined by Greek historian Herodotus. What’s known about them mostly comes from his writing.
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1. Psychological WarfareSource/Further reading:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/AchaemenidSoldiers.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg/1024px-Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/a7/2d/36/a72d369df00db9ec5aa8e2363a125036.jpg
http://iranpoliticsclub.net/history/civilization-persia1/images/Persian%20Immortals%20hunting%20chita.jpg
http://iranpoliticsclub.net/history/civilization-persia1/images/Persian%20Immortals%20hunting%20lion.jpg
http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Images2/Achaemenid/Military/The_Charge_of_Persian_scythed_chariots_at_the_Battle_of_Gaugamela_by_Andre_Castaigne_1898-1899..jpg
http://www.livius.org/site/assets/files/9104/susa_palace_glazed_relief_2_louvre_03.jpg
http://www.realmofhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Facts_Achaemenid_Persian_Empire_army_5.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdDdHMwhU2s
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/7c/75/f0/7c75f0b91f3d1a753c918022295f1ce4.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Meeting_Between_Cambyses_II_and_Psammetichus_III.jpg
http://classics.mit.edu/Herodotus/history.7.vii.html
http://www.iranchamber.com/history/achaemenids/achaemenid_army.php
http://www.legendsandchronicles.com/ancient-warriors/persian-warriors/
https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/history/military_history/Osprey%20-%20Elite042%20-%20The%20Persian%20Army%20560-330BC.pdf
http://iranian.com/main/2010/oct/guards-shahanshah-1.html
http://www.iranian.com/main/2010/oct/guards-shahanshah-1
http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/History/hakhamaneshian/AchaemenidMilitaryEquip.htm
https://books.google.ca/books?id=yFocMaM49SgC&lpg=PA91&ots=ce4_TfgRZo&dq=persian%20immortals%20apples&pg=PA89#v=onepage&q=persian%20immortals%20apples&f=false
http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/History/hakhamaneshian/achaemenid_army.htm
https://youtu.be/qdDdHMwhU2s
http://classics.mit.edu/Herodotus/history.7.vii.html
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-empire-by-percentage-of-world-population
https://books.google.ca/books?id=byIEAwAAQBAJ&lpg=PT12&ots=xGtJ6kzU6C&dq=Spithridates%20alexander&pg=PT12#v=onepage&q=Spithridates%20alexander&f=false
https://books.google.ca/books?id=wLUjtPDyu-IC&lpg=PT42&dq=Bastet%20egypt&pg=PT42#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://www.ancient-origins.net/comment/13622
https://books.google.ca/books?id=EWQXBAAAQBAJ&lpg=PT47&dq=the%20Battle%20of%20Pelusium%2050%2C000&pg=PT47#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg/1024px-Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg

published:17 Oct 2016

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Greece won against massive odds in the wars against the Persians. But what if history had gone differently? What if Greece had actually lost against Persia and became absorbed into the Empire. Here is one scenario.
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Find out the fascinating ways the Immortal armies of Persia maintained their fighting numbers no matter how many were killed off.

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ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS : Ancient Persia and Arabian Peninsula

A look at Ancient Civilizations in Ancient Persia and Arabian Peninsula. During the 4th centuryB.C., the great Persian civilization, which was the first multiethnic empire in history, reached its peak. In this episode, we’ll tour the grand residences at Persepolis, and the imperial palaces of the omnipotent Darius – a sumptuous building complex for the most powerful man in the world of that era.
Part 2 starts at 26:33 and looks at the Arabian Peninsula. From the Arabian Peninsula, we follow an ancient caravan route through the desert to Syria. ; Along the way, several lush oases in the otherwise barren Syrian desert come to our rescue in the form of Marib and Petra, cite of the great tomb of Aaron that is carved out of a rock face, along with the beautiful city of Palmyra in Syria.
Ancient Civilizations offers a comparative analysis of the field, including both old world and new civilizations, and explores the connections between all civilizations around the earth.The volume provides a jargon-free introduction to ancient civilizations from the first civilizations, and the great powers in the Near East, to the first Aegean civilizations, the Mediterranean world in the first millennium, Imperial Rome, northeast Africa, divine kings in southeast Asia, and empires in East Asia, as well as early states in the Americas and Andean civilization.For those interested in ancient civilizations.
Today’s civilizations owe an immense debt to the powerful empires and mighty cities of antiquity. Their inventions, techniques and concepts enabled the advancement of humankind and lay the foundation for life in the modern world.
ExploreAncient History, including videos, pictures, and articles on cultures such as Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and more.

11:39

The Persians & Greeks: Crash Course World History #5

The Persians & Greeks: Crash Course World History #5

The Persians & Greeks: Crash Course World History #5

In which John compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course we're glad that Greek civilization spawned modern western civilization, right? Maybe not. From Socrates and Plato to Darius and Xerxes, John explains two of the great powers of the ancient world, all WITHOUT the use of footage from 300.
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Ancient Persia & Arabian Peninsula (Ancient Civilizations)

Ancient Persia & Arabian Peninsula (Ancient Civilizations)

Ancient Persia & Arabian Peninsula (Ancient Civilizations)

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Top 10 Facts about PERSIAN IMMORTALS

Top 10 Facts about PERSIAN IMMORTALS

Top 10 Facts about PERSIAN IMMORTALS

The Immortals were the heavy infantry unit of the Achaemenid Empire’s army. Also known as the first Persian Empire, the civilization was founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 B.C. in what is today Iran. The name ‘Immortals’ was coined by Greek historian Herodotus. What’s known about them mostly comes from his writing.
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8. Training
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4. Armed to the Teeth
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1. Psychological WarfareSource/Further reading:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/AchaemenidSoldiers.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg/1024px-Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/a7/2d/36/a72d369df00db9ec5aa8e2363a125036.jpg
http://iranpoliticsclub.net/history/civilization-persia1/images/Persian%20Immortals%20hunting%20chita.jpg
http://iranpoliticsclub.net/history/civilization-persia1/images/Persian%20Immortals%20hunting%20lion.jpg
http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Images2/Achaemenid/Military/The_Charge_of_Persian_scythed_chariots_at_the_Battle_of_Gaugamela_by_Andre_Castaigne_1898-1899..jpg
http://www.livius.org/site/assets/files/9104/susa_palace_glazed_relief_2_louvre_03.jpg
http://www.realmofhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Facts_Achaemenid_Persian_Empire_army_5.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdDdHMwhU2s
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/7c/75/f0/7c75f0b91f3d1a753c918022295f1ce4.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Meeting_Between_Cambyses_II_and_Psammetichus_III.jpg
http://classics.mit.edu/Herodotus/history.7.vii.html
http://www.iranchamber.com/history/achaemenids/achaemenid_army.php
http://www.legendsandchronicles.com/ancient-warriors/persian-warriors/
https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/history/military_history/Osprey%20-%20Elite042%20-%20The%20Persian%20Army%20560-330BC.pdf
http://iranian.com/main/2010/oct/guards-shahanshah-1.html
http://www.iranian.com/main/2010/oct/guards-shahanshah-1
http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/History/hakhamaneshian/AchaemenidMilitaryEquip.htm
https://books.google.ca/books?id=yFocMaM49SgC&lpg=PA91&ots=ce4_TfgRZo&dq=persian%20immortals%20apples&pg=PA89#v=onepage&q=persian%20immortals%20apples&f=false
http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/History/hakhamaneshian/achaemenid_army.htm
https://youtu.be/qdDdHMwhU2s
http://classics.mit.edu/Herodotus/history.7.vii.html
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-empire-by-percentage-of-world-population
https://books.google.ca/books?id=byIEAwAAQBAJ&lpg=PT12&ots=xGtJ6kzU6C&dq=Spithridates%20alexander&pg=PT12#v=onepage&q=Spithridates%20alexander&f=false
https://books.google.ca/books?id=wLUjtPDyu-IC&lpg=PT42&dq=Bastet%20egypt&pg=PT42#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://www.ancient-origins.net/comment/13622
https://books.google.ca/books?id=EWQXBAAAQBAJ&lpg=PT47&dq=the%20Battle%20of%20Pelusium%2050%2C000&pg=PT47#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg/1024px-Persian_warriors_from_Berlin_Museum.jpg

6:54

What if Persia Conquered Greece?

What if Persia Conquered Greece?

What if Persia Conquered Greece?

Greece won against massive odds in the wars against the Persians. But what if history had gone differently? What if Greece had actually lost against Persia and became absorbed into the Empire. Here is one scenario.
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Here's how the Immortal Army of Persia kept fighting in spite of heavy losses

Here's how the Immortal Army of Persia kept fighting in spite of heavy losses

Here's how the Immortal Army of Persia kept fighting in spite of heavy losses

Find out the fascinating ways the Immortal armies of Persia maintained their fighting numbers no matter how many were killed off.

4:17

What Is The Ancient Religion Zoroastrianism?

What Is The Ancient Religion Zoroastrianism?

What Is The Ancient Religion Zoroastrianism?

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/zoroastrian/ataglance/glance.shtmlNPR: Zoroastrianism an Ancient, Shrinking Religion
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1:01:51

Ancient History Persian Empire Documentary

Ancient History Persian Empire Documentary

Ancient History Persian Empire Documentary

Drawing on historical and archaeological evidence, this fascinating documentary by Dr. Farzin Rezaeian reconstructs 7,000 years of Iranian history.
The film's advanced animation techniques bring ancient wonders to life, giving an unprecedented look at Iran's historical and cultural achievements.
Rezaeian has reconstructed the major monuments from seven key periods in Iranian history, bringing to life the settings in which Iranian civilization developed and the context through which the greatest figures of Iranian history, from Cyrus the Great (the Achaemenid Emperor) to Shah Abbas (the SafavidKing), can be understood Farzin Rezaeian is an award-winning documentary and educational film producer and director.
For the past twenty years, he has researched and written for many educational and documentary films that he has produced or directed at SunriseFilm Productions.

10:47

The Ancient Persians Were Black

The Ancient Persians Were Black

The Ancient Persians Were Black

First off, I myself am an Iranian. People in Iran believe that THEY are the direct descendants of the ancient Persians, they think the ancient Persians called themselves Aryans, so they were white people! While in fact, the ancient Persians and Elamites were black! Both the Persians and Elamites are depicted curly-haired and curly-bearded people on the Persepolis walls (reliefs), so were they white people? Is there any white nation on earth all having curly hairs and curly beards?! I prove this claim using the reliefs of Darius palace at Susa (now kept in France), all the immortal guards of Darius are depicted black-skinned curly-haired curly-bearded warriors! (so the ancient Persians were black), some people claim they were not Persians but Elamites, but we should know that even the most stupid king would never choose his best warriors from a people who have already been subdued and defeated by his people, because they would riot against or betray him; besides, there is no difference between the facial features of the immortal guards with those of the non-colored Persians in the Persepolis reliefs. Others claim they spoke the same language as modern Farsi, thus beacuse the modern Farsi-speaking people are mostly light-skinned, so were the ancient Persians, I have four answers to this claim: 1- What does prove that the first Indo-European language was created by white people and they were those who spoke it first? 2- There are many black people in Africa and the Americas whose their maternal languages are Indo-Europeans, are they white just beacause their maternal languages are Indo-Europeans?! 3- Farsi is another name for Tajiki (the maternal language of Tajiks in Afghanistan and Tajikistan (and also some parts of Uzbekistan), it was brought to Iran during the Samanid empire and became the official language of the country, there is no evidence proving this language is the same language as the ancient Persian. 4- Most of the modern Farsi-speaking people of Iran have had Turkish ancestors; because Farsi is the only official language of Iran, their Turkic ancestors chose to speak Farsi instead of their own languages, Turkish people are not related to any ancient people of Iran, because they are new immigrants (who came to Iran after Islamic conquest of Iran). Some others claim the ancient Persians called themselves Aryans, so they were white; my answers is 1- there are some scholars and historians in Iran that believe the Persian inscriptions were forged by some nazi-inspired historians in order to fake a history for Iranians, 2- even if they are not forgeries, what does prove the "Aryan" words in those inscriptions refer to some special white people?!
I'm not talking about the MODERN Iranian people who are mostly descended from both the Turkic and Scythian (like Parthians) immigrants, I'm talking about the ANCIENT Persians who depicted themselves curly-haired and curly-bearded people on the Persepolis walls. Just because you and your recent ancestors were born and have lived in a country, does not mean that all the ancient peoples who lived in that country were your ancestors and you are their direct descendants! Are the white Australians who make up more than 90% of the Australian population, the direct descendants of the people who inhabited that land in the ancient times? Are the white Americans and even the modern Amerindians descended from the ancient Mayan and Inca people?
There are a few people in Iran called Afro-Iranians, they speak a language called Pahlavi that is closer to the Persian language in the ancient Persian inscriptions (if those inscriptions are not new forgeries), I believe this people are more related to the ancient Elamites and Persians than the light-skinned Iranians who claim to be the original Persians, but they are being told that they were brought to Iran as slaves by white people!
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Secrets in the Dust - Persia Legacy of the Flames

Secrets in the Dust - Persia Legacy of the Flames

Secrets in the Dust - Persia Legacy of the Flames

Empire of the Persians
In 1923 Ernst Herzfeld was the greatest living scholar of the Persian Empire, that ruled in the Middle East from 612BC until it was defeated by Alexander the Great in 330BC. That year Herzfeld set out on his last major expedition. It would last more than 10 years. It would make crucial discoveries about this misunderstood civilization, and it would end in personal disaster.
A German expedition in the 1920s was of necessity small-scale, operating with little or no money. The defeated power in WWI could no longer afford such ‘luxuries’. But this was also an opportunity: the colonial powers – Britain and France – were not popular with the local governments in the region. By teaming up with oil money from America, Herzfeld could gain both political, and financial, support – enough to continue his work. And what discoveries he made: Herzfeld excavated the administrative centre of Persepolis, the Persian imperial capital, uncovering thousands of clay tablets which described in detail the administrative system and the trade networks of the Empire.
Far from being the tyranny described by their Greek conquerors, this was evidence of a tolerant and cosmopolitan Empire that took the best from all the peoples it ruled.
If Herzfeld found the information, his assistant Friedrich Krefter discovered the treasure – the solid gold plaque forged for the great KingDarius to acknowledge his glory.
But Herzfeld was Jewish, and while he was in Persia his country was taken over by the Nazis. Once again, distrust and prejudice ruled; stripped of his professorships by 20th Century tyranny, he was even accused of theft of Persia’s national treasures.
Politics refuses to spare the region today, as archaeologists – notably from Australia - continue to research the ancient Persian Empire, trying now to understand how this Empire extended its power so many hundreds of kilometres from the capital. Their work is tolerated by the Iranian government, who know that building a sense of national identity and pride in the past is in their interests in the present...

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The Black Persians - The Ancient Persians Were Black

The Black Persians - The Ancient Persians Were Black

The Black Persians - The Ancient Persians Were Black

In the ancient times, black people were not confined only to Africa, they were all around the world. The ancient Persians were indeed black, they had Afro-textured hair (curly hair and curly beard), this is proved by their only painted reliefs that are from the Darius palace at Susa, all the immortal guards of Darius and Persian sphinxes are depicted curly-haired, curly-bearded and BLACK-skinned. The modern light-skinned people of Iran are mostly Azerbaijanis who are a Turkic people and call themselves Turks; many of now-non-Turkic people of Iran who call themselves Persian, like people of Isfahan, have had Turkic ancestors; people of Isfahan have the same haplogroups as the people of Azerbaijan (don't forget that Isfahan was the capital of Safavid dynasty who were Azerbaijani Turks). In Fars, there are a nomadic Turkic people called Qashqai, many of them have been assimilated to the native Farsi-speaking people since 90 years ago (because Farsi has been the only official language in Iran ever since) and now call themselves Persian; even today there are almost 500,000 qashqais. Other light-skinned Iranians like Bakhtiaris, Lurs, Kurdish people, Gilaks and Mazandaranis are not Persian either, they are amalgamations of many different people like Parthians (a Scythian tribe), people of Caucasus, Turkic people and native people of Iran.
Just because the MODERN people of a region are light-skinned, does not mean/prove that all the ANCIENT people of that region were also light-skinned.
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The Ancient Persians Were Black

First off, I myself am an Iranian. People in Iran believe that THEY are the direct descendants of the ancient Persians, they think the ancient Persians called themselves Aryans, so they were white people! While in fact, the ancient Persians and Elamites were black! Both the Persians and Elamites are depicted curly-haired and curly-bearded people on the Persepolis walls (reliefs), so were they white people? Is there any white nation on earth all having curly hairs and curly beards?! I prove this claim using the reliefs of Darius palace at Susa (now kept in France), all the immortal guards of Darius are depicted black-skinned curly-haired curly-bearded warriors! (so the ancient Persians were black), some people claim they were not Persians but Elamites, but we should know that even the most ...

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Empire of the Persians
In 1923 Ernst Herzfeld was the greatest living scholar of the Persian Empire, that ruled in the Middle East from 612BC until it was defeated by Alexander the Great in 330BC. That year Herzfeld set out on his last major expedition. It would last more than 10 years. It would make crucial discoveries about this misunderstood civilization, and it would end in personal disaster.
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The Black Persians - The Ancient Persians Were Black

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Ancient Civilizations offers a comparative analysis of the field, including both old world and new civilizations, and explores the connections between all civilizations around the earth.The volume provides a jargon-free introduction to ancient civilizations from the first civilizations, and the great powers in the Near East, to the first Aegean civilizations, the Mediterranean world in the first millennium, Imperial Rome, northeast Africa, divine kings in southeast Asia, and empires in East Asia, as well as early states in the Americas and Andean civilization.For those interested in ancient civilizations.
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In which John compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course we're glad that Greek civilization spawned modern western civilization, right? Maybe not. From Socrates and Plato to Darius and Xerxes, John explains two of the great powers of the ancient world, all WITHOUT the use of footage from 300.
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The Immortals were the heavy infantry unit of the Achaemenid Empire’s army. Also known as the first Persian Empire, the civilization was founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 B.C. in what is today Iran. The name ‘Immortals’ was coined by Greek historian Herodotus. What’s known about them mostly comes from his writing.
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http://www.legendsandchronicles.com/ancient-warriors/persian-warriors/
https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/history/military_history/Osprey%20-%20Elite042%20-%20The%20Persian%20Army%20560-330BC.pdf
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http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-empire-by-percentage-of-world-population
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The Immortals were the heavy infantry unit of the Achaemenid Empire’s army. Also known as the first Persian Empire, the civilization was founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 B.C. in what is today Iran. The name ‘Immortals’ was coined by Greek historian Herodotus. What’s known about them mostly comes from his writing.
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http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/History/hakhamaneshian/achaemenid_army.htm
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http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-empire-by-percentage-of-world-population
https://books.google.ca/books?id=byIEAwAAQBAJ&lpg=PT12&ots=xGtJ6kzU6C&dq=Spithridates%20alexander&pg=PT12#v=onepage&q=Spithridates%20alexander&f=false
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What if Persia Conquered Greece?

Greece won against massive odds in the wars against the Persians. But what if history had gone differently? What if Greece had actually lost against Persia and ...

Greece won against massive odds in the wars against the Persians. But what if history had gone differently? What if Greece had actually lost against Persia and became absorbed into the Empire. Here is one scenario.
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Greece won against massive odds in the wars against the Persians. But what if history had gone differently? What if Greece had actually lost against Persia and became absorbed into the Empire. Here is one scenario.
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Drawing on historical and archaeological evidence, this fascinating documentary by Dr. Farzin Rezaeian reconstructs 7,000 years of Iranian history.
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Drawing on historical and archaeological evidence, this fascinating documentary by Dr. Farzin Rezaeian reconstructs 7,000 years of Iranian history.
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Drawing on historical and archaeological evidence, this fascinating documentary by Dr. Farzin Rezaeian reconstructs 7,000 years of Iranian history.
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For the past twenty years, he has researched and written for many educational and documentary films that he has produced or directed at SunriseFilm Productions.

First off, I myself am an Iranian. People in Iran believe that THEY are the direct descendants of the ancient Persians, they think the ancient Persians called themselves Aryans, so they were white people! While in fact, the ancient Persians and Elamites were black! Both the Persians and Elamites are depicted curly-haired and curly-bearded people on the Persepolis walls (reliefs), so were they white people? Is there any white nation on earth all having curly hairs and curly beards?! I prove this claim using the reliefs of Darius palace at Susa (now kept in France), all the immortal guards of Darius are depicted black-skinned curly-haired curly-bearded warriors! (so the ancient Persians were black), some people claim they were not Persians but Elamites, but we should know that even the most stupid king would never choose his best warriors from a people who have already been subdued and defeated by his people, because they would riot against or betray him; besides, there is no difference between the facial features of the immortal guards with those of the non-colored Persians in the Persepolis reliefs. Others claim they spoke the same language as modern Farsi, thus beacuse the modern Farsi-speaking people are mostly light-skinned, so were the ancient Persians, I have four answers to this claim: 1- What does prove that the first Indo-European language was created by white people and they were those who spoke it first? 2- There are many black people in Africa and the Americas whose their maternal languages are Indo-Europeans, are they white just beacause their maternal languages are Indo-Europeans?! 3- Farsi is another name for Tajiki (the maternal language of Tajiks in Afghanistan and Tajikistan (and also some parts of Uzbekistan), it was brought to Iran during the Samanid empire and became the official language of the country, there is no evidence proving this language is the same language as the ancient Persian. 4- Most of the modern Farsi-speaking people of Iran have had Turkish ancestors; because Farsi is the only official language of Iran, their Turkic ancestors chose to speak Farsi instead of their own languages, Turkish people are not related to any ancient people of Iran, because they are new immigrants (who came to Iran after Islamic conquest of Iran). Some others claim the ancient Persians called themselves Aryans, so they were white; my answers is 1- there are some scholars and historians in Iran that believe the Persian inscriptions were forged by some nazi-inspired historians in order to fake a history for Iranians, 2- even if they are not forgeries, what does prove the "Aryan" words in those inscriptions refer to some special white people?!
I'm not talking about the MODERN Iranian people who are mostly descended from both the Turkic and Scythian (like Parthians) immigrants, I'm talking about the ANCIENT Persians who depicted themselves curly-haired and curly-bearded people on the Persepolis walls. Just because you and your recent ancestors were born and have lived in a country, does not mean that all the ancient peoples who lived in that country were your ancestors and you are their direct descendants! Are the white Australians who make up more than 90% of the Australian population, the direct descendants of the people who inhabited that land in the ancient times? Are the white Americans and even the modern Amerindians descended from the ancient Mayan and Inca people?
There are a few people in Iran called Afro-Iranians, they speak a language called Pahlavi that is closer to the Persian language in the ancient Persian inscriptions (if those inscriptions are not new forgeries), I believe this people are more related to the ancient Elamites and Persians than the light-skinned Iranians who claim to be the original Persians, but they are being told that they were brought to Iran as slaves by white people!
Thank you all for watching.

First off, I myself am an Iranian. People in Iran believe that THEY are the direct descendants of the ancient Persians, they think the ancient Persians called themselves Aryans, so they were white people! While in fact, the ancient Persians and Elamites were black! Both the Persians and Elamites are depicted curly-haired and curly-bearded people on the Persepolis walls (reliefs), so were they white people? Is there any white nation on earth all having curly hairs and curly beards?! I prove this claim using the reliefs of Darius palace at Susa (now kept in France), all the immortal guards of Darius are depicted black-skinned curly-haired curly-bearded warriors! (so the ancient Persians were black), some people claim they were not Persians but Elamites, but we should know that even the most stupid king would never choose his best warriors from a people who have already been subdued and defeated by his people, because they would riot against or betray him; besides, there is no difference between the facial features of the immortal guards with those of the non-colored Persians in the Persepolis reliefs. Others claim they spoke the same language as modern Farsi, thus beacuse the modern Farsi-speaking people are mostly light-skinned, so were the ancient Persians, I have four answers to this claim: 1- What does prove that the first Indo-European language was created by white people and they were those who spoke it first? 2- There are many black people in Africa and the Americas whose their maternal languages are Indo-Europeans, are they white just beacause their maternal languages are Indo-Europeans?! 3- Farsi is another name for Tajiki (the maternal language of Tajiks in Afghanistan and Tajikistan (and also some parts of Uzbekistan), it was brought to Iran during the Samanid empire and became the official language of the country, there is no evidence proving this language is the same language as the ancient Persian. 4- Most of the modern Farsi-speaking people of Iran have had Turkish ancestors; because Farsi is the only official language of Iran, their Turkic ancestors chose to speak Farsi instead of their own languages, Turkish people are not related to any ancient people of Iran, because they are new immigrants (who came to Iran after Islamic conquest of Iran). Some others claim the ancient Persians called themselves Aryans, so they were white; my answers is 1- there are some scholars and historians in Iran that believe the Persian inscriptions were forged by some nazi-inspired historians in order to fake a history for Iranians, 2- even if they are not forgeries, what does prove the "Aryan" words in those inscriptions refer to some special white people?!
I'm not talking about the MODERN Iranian people who are mostly descended from both the Turkic and Scythian (like Parthians) immigrants, I'm talking about the ANCIENT Persians who depicted themselves curly-haired and curly-bearded people on the Persepolis walls. Just because you and your recent ancestors were born and have lived in a country, does not mean that all the ancient peoples who lived in that country were your ancestors and you are their direct descendants! Are the white Australians who make up more than 90% of the Australian population, the direct descendants of the people who inhabited that land in the ancient times? Are the white Americans and even the modern Amerindians descended from the ancient Mayan and Inca people?
There are a few people in Iran called Afro-Iranians, they speak a language called Pahlavi that is closer to the Persian language in the ancient Persian inscriptions (if those inscriptions are not new forgeries), I believe this people are more related to the ancient Elamites and Persians than the light-skinned Iranians who claim to be the original Persians, but they are being told that they were brought to Iran as slaves by white people!
Thank you all for watching.

Empire of the Persians
In 1923 Ernst Herzfeld was the greatest living scholar of the Persian Empire, that ruled in the Middle East from 612BC until it was defeated by Alexander the Great in 330BC. That year Herzfeld set out on his last major expedition. It would last more than 10 years. It would make crucial discoveries about this misunderstood civilization, and it would end in personal disaster.
A German expedition in the 1920s was of necessity small-scale, operating with little or no money. The defeated power in WWI could no longer afford such ‘luxuries’. But this was also an opportunity: the colonial powers – Britain and France – were not popular with the local governments in the region. By teaming up with oil money from America, Herzfeld could gain both political, and financial, support – enough to continue his work. And what discoveries he made: Herzfeld excavated the administrative centre of Persepolis, the Persian imperial capital, uncovering thousands of clay tablets which described in detail the administrative system and the trade networks of the Empire.
Far from being the tyranny described by their Greek conquerors, this was evidence of a tolerant and cosmopolitan Empire that took the best from all the peoples it ruled.
If Herzfeld found the information, his assistant Friedrich Krefter discovered the treasure – the solid gold plaque forged for the great KingDarius to acknowledge his glory.
But Herzfeld was Jewish, and while he was in Persia his country was taken over by the Nazis. Once again, distrust and prejudice ruled; stripped of his professorships by 20th Century tyranny, he was even accused of theft of Persia’s national treasures.
Politics refuses to spare the region today, as archaeologists – notably from Australia - continue to research the ancient Persian Empire, trying now to understand how this Empire extended its power so many hundreds of kilometres from the capital. Their work is tolerated by the Iranian government, who know that building a sense of national identity and pride in the past is in their interests in the present...

Empire of the Persians
In 1923 Ernst Herzfeld was the greatest living scholar of the Persian Empire, that ruled in the Middle East from 612BC until it was defeated by Alexander the Great in 330BC. That year Herzfeld set out on his last major expedition. It would last more than 10 years. It would make crucial discoveries about this misunderstood civilization, and it would end in personal disaster.
A German expedition in the 1920s was of necessity small-scale, operating with little or no money. The defeated power in WWI could no longer afford such ‘luxuries’. But this was also an opportunity: the colonial powers – Britain and France – were not popular with the local governments in the region. By teaming up with oil money from America, Herzfeld could gain both political, and financial, support – enough to continue his work. And what discoveries he made: Herzfeld excavated the administrative centre of Persepolis, the Persian imperial capital, uncovering thousands of clay tablets which described in detail the administrative system and the trade networks of the Empire.
Far from being the tyranny described by their Greek conquerors, this was evidence of a tolerant and cosmopolitan Empire that took the best from all the peoples it ruled.
If Herzfeld found the information, his assistant Friedrich Krefter discovered the treasure – the solid gold plaque forged for the great KingDarius to acknowledge his glory.
But Herzfeld was Jewish, and while he was in Persia his country was taken over by the Nazis. Once again, distrust and prejudice ruled; stripped of his professorships by 20th Century tyranny, he was even accused of theft of Persia’s national treasures.
Politics refuses to spare the region today, as archaeologists – notably from Australia - continue to research the ancient Persian Empire, trying now to understand how this Empire extended its power so many hundreds of kilometres from the capital. Their work is tolerated by the Iranian government, who know that building a sense of national identity and pride in the past is in their interests in the present...

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Sal provides an overview of the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War.
Watch the next lesson: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/ancient-medieval/new-topic-2016-12-28T23:49:42.513Z/v/rome-becomes-dominant
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World History on Khan Academy: From the earliest civilizations to the modern world, geography, religion, trade, and politics have bound peoples and nations together — and torn them apart. Take a journey through time and space and discover the fascinating history behind the complex world we inhabit today.
About Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Our math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps. We've also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized content.
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The Black Persians - The Ancient Persians Were Black

In the ancient times, black people were not confined only to Africa, they were all around the world. The ancient Persians were indeed black, they had Afro-textu...

In the ancient times, black people were not confined only to Africa, they were all around the world. The ancient Persians were indeed black, they had Afro-textured hair (curly hair and curly beard), this is proved by their only painted reliefs that are from the Darius palace at Susa, all the immortal guards of Darius and Persian sphinxes are depicted curly-haired, curly-bearded and BLACK-skinned. The modern light-skinned people of Iran are mostly Azerbaijanis who are a Turkic people and call themselves Turks; many of now-non-Turkic people of Iran who call themselves Persian, like people of Isfahan, have had Turkic ancestors; people of Isfahan have the same haplogroups as the people of Azerbaijan (don't forget that Isfahan was the capital of Safavid dynasty who were Azerbaijani Turks). In Fars, there are a nomadic Turkic people called Qashqai, many of them have been assimilated to the native Farsi-speaking people since 90 years ago (because Farsi has been the only official language in Iran ever since) and now call themselves Persian; even today there are almost 500,000 qashqais. Other light-skinned Iranians like Bakhtiaris, Lurs, Kurdish people, Gilaks and Mazandaranis are not Persian either, they are amalgamations of many different people like Parthians (a Scythian tribe), people of Caucasus, Turkic people and native people of Iran.
Just because the MODERN people of a region are light-skinned, does not mean/prove that all the ANCIENT people of that region were also light-skinned.
Thanks for watching.

In the ancient times, black people were not confined only to Africa, they were all around the world. The ancient Persians were indeed black, they had Afro-textured hair (curly hair and curly beard), this is proved by their only painted reliefs that are from the Darius palace at Susa, all the immortal guards of Darius and Persian sphinxes are depicted curly-haired, curly-bearded and BLACK-skinned. The modern light-skinned people of Iran are mostly Azerbaijanis who are a Turkic people and call themselves Turks; many of now-non-Turkic people of Iran who call themselves Persian, like people of Isfahan, have had Turkic ancestors; people of Isfahan have the same haplogroups as the people of Azerbaijan (don't forget that Isfahan was the capital of Safavid dynasty who were Azerbaijani Turks). In Fars, there are a nomadic Turkic people called Qashqai, many of them have been assimilated to the native Farsi-speaking people since 90 years ago (because Farsi has been the only official language in Iran ever since) and now call themselves Persian; even today there are almost 500,000 qashqais. Other light-skinned Iranians like Bakhtiaris, Lurs, Kurdish people, Gilaks and Mazandaranis are not Persian either, they are amalgamations of many different people like Parthians (a Scythian tribe), people of Caucasus, Turkic people and native people of Iran.
Just because the MODERN people of a region are light-skinned, does not mean/prove that all the ANCIENT people of that region were also light-skinned.
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Ancient History Persian Empire Documentary

Drawing on historical and archaeological evidence, this fascinating documentary by Dr. Farzin Rezaeian reconstructs 7,000 years of Iranian history.
The film's advanced animation techniques bring ancient wonders to life, giving an unprecedented look at Iran's historical and cultural achievements.
Rezaeian has reconstructed the major monuments from seven key periods in Iranian history, bringing to life the settings in which Iranian civilization developed and the context through which the greatest figures of Iranian history, from Cyrus the Great (the Achaemenid Emperor) to Shah Abbas (the SafavidKing), can be understood Farzin Rezaeian is an award-winning documentary and educational film producer and director.
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Empire of the Persians
In 1923 Ernst Herzfeld was the greatest living scholar of the Persian Empire, that ruled in the Middle East from 612BC until it was defeated by Alexander the Great in 330BC. That year Herzfeld set out on his last major expedition. It would last more than 10 years. It would make crucial discoveries about this misunderstood civilization, and it would end in personal disaster.
A German expedition in the 1920s was of necessity small-scale, operating with little or no money. The defeated power in WWI could no longer afford such ‘luxuries’. But this was also an opportunity: the colonial powers – Britain and France – were not popular with the local governments in the region. By teaming up with oil money from America, Herzfeld could gain both political, and financial, supp...

The Black Persians - The Ancient Persians Were Black

In the ancient times, black people were not confined only to Africa, they were all around the world. The ancient Persians were indeed black, they had Afro-textured hair (curly hair and curly beard), this is proved by their only painted reliefs that are from the Darius palace at Susa, all the immortal guards of Darius and Persian sphinxes are depicted curly-haired, curly-bearded and BLACK-skinned. The modern light-skinned people of Iran are mostly Azerbaijanis who are a Turkic people and call themselves Turks; many of now-non-Turkic people of Iran who call themselves Persian, like people of Isfahan, have had Turkic ancestors; people of Isfahan have the same haplogroups as the people of Azerbaijan (don't forget that Isfahan was the capital of Safavid dynasty who were Azerbaijani Turks). In F...

Rise and Fall of the Persian Empire - Documentary on the History of the Persian Empire

Cyrus the Great

The PersianEmpire is one of the most mysterious major civilizations in the ancient world.
Persia became an empire under the Achaemenid king, Cyrus the Great, who created a policy of religious and cultural tolerance that became the hallmark of Persian rule.
The empire that Cyrus left behind expanded to India and Greece under the reign of Darius I, who built the capital of Persepolis.
Among the engineering feats of the Persian Empire were an innovative system of water management accomplished with simple tools; a cross-continent paved roadway stretching 1500 miles that made travel safe and communication possible; a canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea, a forerunner of the modern Suez Canal; and the creation of one of the Seven Wonders of the World

A look at Ancient Civilizations in Ancient Persia and Arabian Peninsula. During the 4th centuryB.C., the great Persian civilization, which was the first multiethnic empire in history, reached its peak. In this episode, we’ll tour the grand residences at Persepolis, and the imperial palaces of the omnipotent Darius – a sumptuous building complex for the most powerful man in the world of that era.
Part 2 starts at 26:33 and looks at the Arabian Peninsula. From the Arabian Peninsula, we follow an ancient caravan route through the desert to Syria. ; Along the way, several lush oases in the otherwise barren Syrian desert come to our rescue in the form of Marib and Petra, cite of the great tomb of Aaron that is carved out of a rock face, along with the beautiful city of Palmyra in Syria.
Ancient Civilizations offers a comparative analysis of the field, including both old world and new civilizations, and explores the connections between all civilizations around the earth.The volume provides a jargon-free introduction to ancient civilizations from the first civilizations, and the great powers in the Near East, to the first Aegean civilizations, the Mediterranean world in the first millennium, Imperial Rome, northeast Africa, divine kings in southeast Asia, and empires in East Asia, as well as early states in the Americas and Andean civilization.For those interested in ancient civilizations.
Today’s civilizations owe an immense debt to the powerful empires and mighty cities of antiquity. Their inventions, techniques and concepts enabled the advancement of humankind and lay the foundation for life in the modern world.
ExploreAncient History, including videos, pictures, and articles on cultures such as Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and more.

A look at Ancient Civilizations in Ancient Persia and Arabian Peninsula. During the 4th centuryB.C., the great Persian civilization, which was the first multiethnic empire in history, reached its peak. In this episode, we’ll tour the grand residences at Persepolis, and the imperial palaces of the omnipotent Darius – a sumptuous building complex for the most powerful man in the world of that era.
Part 2 starts at 26:33 and looks at the Arabian Peninsula. From the Arabian Peninsula, we follow an ancient caravan route through the desert to Syria. ; Along the way, several lush oases in the otherwise barren Syrian desert come to our rescue in the form of Marib and Petra, cite of the great tomb of Aaron that is carved out of a rock face, along with the beautiful city of Palmyra in Syria.
Ancient Civilizations offers a comparative analysis of the field, including both old world and new civilizations, and explores the connections between all civilizations around the earth.The volume provides a jargon-free introduction to ancient civilizations from the first civilizations, and the great powers in the Near East, to the first Aegean civilizations, the Mediterranean world in the first millennium, Imperial Rome, northeast Africa, divine kings in southeast Asia, and empires in East Asia, as well as early states in the Americas and Andean civilization.For those interested in ancient civilizations.
Today’s civilizations owe an immense debt to the powerful empires and mighty cities of antiquity. Their inventions, techniques and concepts enabled the advancement of humankind and lay the foundation for life in the modern world.
ExploreAncient History, including videos, pictures, and articles on cultures such as Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and more.

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Ancient History Persian Empire Documentary

Drawing on historical and archaeological evidence, this fascinating documentary by Dr. Farzin Rezaeian reconstructs 7,000 years of Iranian history.
The film's ...

Drawing on historical and archaeological evidence, this fascinating documentary by Dr. Farzin Rezaeian reconstructs 7,000 years of Iranian history.
The film's advanced animation techniques bring ancient wonders to life, giving an unprecedented look at Iran's historical and cultural achievements.
Rezaeian has reconstructed the major monuments from seven key periods in Iranian history, bringing to life the settings in which Iranian civilization developed and the context through which the greatest figures of Iranian history, from Cyrus the Great (the Achaemenid Emperor) to Shah Abbas (the SafavidKing), can be understood Farzin Rezaeian is an award-winning documentary and educational film producer and director.
For the past twenty years, he has researched and written for many educational and documentary films that he has produced or directed at SunriseFilm Productions.

Drawing on historical and archaeological evidence, this fascinating documentary by Dr. Farzin Rezaeian reconstructs 7,000 years of Iranian history.
The film's advanced animation techniques bring ancient wonders to life, giving an unprecedented look at Iran's historical and cultural achievements.
Rezaeian has reconstructed the major monuments from seven key periods in Iranian history, bringing to life the settings in which Iranian civilization developed and the context through which the greatest figures of Iranian history, from Cyrus the Great (the Achaemenid Emperor) to Shah Abbas (the SafavidKing), can be understood Farzin Rezaeian is an award-winning documentary and educational film producer and director.
For the past twenty years, he has researched and written for many educational and documentary films that he has produced or directed at SunriseFilm Productions.

Empire of the Persians
In 1923 Ernst Herzfeld was the greatest living scholar of the Persian Empire, that ruled in the Middle East from 612BC until it was defeated by Alexander the Great in 330BC. That year Herzfeld set out on his last major expedition. It would last more than 10 years. It would make crucial discoveries about this misunderstood civilization, and it would end in personal disaster.
A German expedition in the 1920s was of necessity small-scale, operating with little or no money. The defeated power in WWI could no longer afford such ‘luxuries’. But this was also an opportunity: the colonial powers – Britain and France – were not popular with the local governments in the region. By teaming up with oil money from America, Herzfeld could gain both political, and financial, support – enough to continue his work. And what discoveries he made: Herzfeld excavated the administrative centre of Persepolis, the Persian imperial capital, uncovering thousands of clay tablets which described in detail the administrative system and the trade networks of the Empire.
Far from being the tyranny described by their Greek conquerors, this was evidence of a tolerant and cosmopolitan Empire that took the best from all the peoples it ruled.
If Herzfeld found the information, his assistant Friedrich Krefter discovered the treasure – the solid gold plaque forged for the great KingDarius to acknowledge his glory.
But Herzfeld was Jewish, and while he was in Persia his country was taken over by the Nazis. Once again, distrust and prejudice ruled; stripped of his professorships by 20th Century tyranny, he was even accused of theft of Persia’s national treasures.
Politics refuses to spare the region today, as archaeologists – notably from Australia - continue to research the ancient Persian Empire, trying now to understand how this Empire extended its power so many hundreds of kilometres from the capital. Their work is tolerated by the Iranian government, who know that building a sense of national identity and pride in the past is in their interests in the present...

Empire of the Persians
In 1923 Ernst Herzfeld was the greatest living scholar of the Persian Empire, that ruled in the Middle East from 612BC until it was defeated by Alexander the Great in 330BC. That year Herzfeld set out on his last major expedition. It would last more than 10 years. It would make crucial discoveries about this misunderstood civilization, and it would end in personal disaster.
A German expedition in the 1920s was of necessity small-scale, operating with little or no money. The defeated power in WWI could no longer afford such ‘luxuries’. But this was also an opportunity: the colonial powers – Britain and France – were not popular with the local governments in the region. By teaming up with oil money from America, Herzfeld could gain both political, and financial, support – enough to continue his work. And what discoveries he made: Herzfeld excavated the administrative centre of Persepolis, the Persian imperial capital, uncovering thousands of clay tablets which described in detail the administrative system and the trade networks of the Empire.
Far from being the tyranny described by their Greek conquerors, this was evidence of a tolerant and cosmopolitan Empire that took the best from all the peoples it ruled.
If Herzfeld found the information, his assistant Friedrich Krefter discovered the treasure – the solid gold plaque forged for the great KingDarius to acknowledge his glory.
But Herzfeld was Jewish, and while he was in Persia his country was taken over by the Nazis. Once again, distrust and prejudice ruled; stripped of his professorships by 20th Century tyranny, he was even accused of theft of Persia’s national treasures.
Politics refuses to spare the region today, as archaeologists – notably from Australia - continue to research the ancient Persian Empire, trying now to understand how this Empire extended its power so many hundreds of kilometres from the capital. Their work is tolerated by the Iranian government, who know that building a sense of national identity and pride in the past is in their interests in the present...

The Black Persians - The Ancient Persians Were Black

In the ancient times, black people were not confined only to Africa, they were all around the world. The ancient Persians were indeed black, they had Afro-textu...

In the ancient times, black people were not confined only to Africa, they were all around the world. The ancient Persians were indeed black, they had Afro-textured hair (curly hair and curly beard), this is proved by their only painted reliefs that are from the Darius palace at Susa, all the immortal guards of Darius and Persian sphinxes are depicted curly-haired, curly-bearded and BLACK-skinned. The modern light-skinned people of Iran are mostly Azerbaijanis who are a Turkic people and call themselves Turks; many of now-non-Turkic people of Iran who call themselves Persian, like people of Isfahan, have had Turkic ancestors; people of Isfahan have the same haplogroups as the people of Azerbaijan (don't forget that Isfahan was the capital of Safavid dynasty who were Azerbaijani Turks). In Fars, there are a nomadic Turkic people called Qashqai, many of them have been assimilated to the native Farsi-speaking people since 90 years ago (because Farsi has been the only official language in Iran ever since) and now call themselves Persian; even today there are almost 500,000 qashqais. Other light-skinned Iranians like Bakhtiaris, Lurs, Kurdish people, Gilaks and Mazandaranis are not Persian either, they are amalgamations of many different people like Parthians (a Scythian tribe), people of Caucasus, Turkic people and native people of Iran.
Just because the MODERN people of a region are light-skinned, does not mean/prove that all the ANCIENT people of that region were also light-skinned.
Thanks for watching.

In the ancient times, black people were not confined only to Africa, they were all around the world. The ancient Persians were indeed black, they had Afro-textured hair (curly hair and curly beard), this is proved by their only painted reliefs that are from the Darius palace at Susa, all the immortal guards of Darius and Persian sphinxes are depicted curly-haired, curly-bearded and BLACK-skinned. The modern light-skinned people of Iran are mostly Azerbaijanis who are a Turkic people and call themselves Turks; many of now-non-Turkic people of Iran who call themselves Persian, like people of Isfahan, have had Turkic ancestors; people of Isfahan have the same haplogroups as the people of Azerbaijan (don't forget that Isfahan was the capital of Safavid dynasty who were Azerbaijani Turks). In Fars, there are a nomadic Turkic people called Qashqai, many of them have been assimilated to the native Farsi-speaking people since 90 years ago (because Farsi has been the only official language in Iran ever since) and now call themselves Persian; even today there are almost 500,000 qashqais. Other light-skinned Iranians like Bakhtiaris, Lurs, Kurdish people, Gilaks and Mazandaranis are not Persian either, they are amalgamations of many different people like Parthians (a Scythian tribe), people of Caucasus, Turkic people and native people of Iran.
Just because the MODERN people of a region are light-skinned, does not mean/prove that all the ANCIENT people of that region were also light-skinned.
Thanks for watching.

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A look at Ancient Civilizations in Ancient Persia and Arabian Peninsula. During the 4th centuryB.C., the great Persian civilization, which was the first multiethnic empire in history, reached its peak. In this episode, we’ll tour the grand residences at Persepolis, and the imperial palaces of the omnipotent Darius – a sumptuous building complex for the most powerful man in the world of that era.
Part 2 starts at 26:33 and looks at the Arabian Peninsula. From the Arabian Peninsula, we follow an ancient caravan route through the desert to Syria. ; Along the way, several lush oases in the otherwise barren Syrian desert come to our rescue in the form of Marib and Petra, cite of the great tomb of Aaron that is carved out of a rock face, along with the beautiful city of Palmyra in Syria.
Ancient Civilizations offers a comparative analysis of the field, including both old world and new civilizations, and explores the connections between all civilizations around the earth.The volume provides a jargon-free introduction to ancient civilizations from the first civilizations, and the great powers in the Near East, to the first Aegean civilizations, the Mediterranean world in the first millennium, Imperial Rome, northeast Africa, divine kings in southeast Asia, and empires in East Asia, as well as early states in the Americas and Andean civilization.For those interested in ancient civilizations.
Today’s civilizations owe an immense debt to the powerful empires and mighty cities of antiquity. Their inventions, techniques and concepts enabled the advancement of humankind and lay the foundation for life in the modern world.
Explore Ancient History, including videos, pictures, and articles on cultures such as Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and more.
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A look at Ancient Civilizations in Ancient Persia and Arabian Peninsula. During the 4th centuryB.C., the great Persian civilization, which was the first multiethnic empire in history, reached its peak. In this episode, we’ll tour the grand residences at Persepolis, and the imperial palaces of the omnipotent Darius – a sumptuous building complex for the most powerful man in the world of that era.
Part 2 starts at 26:33 and looks at the Arabian Peninsula. From the Arabian Peninsula, we follow an ancient caravan route through the desert to Syria. ; Along the way, several lush oases in the otherwise barren Syrian desert come to our rescue in the form of Marib and Petra, cite of the great tomb of Aaron that is carved out of a rock face, along with the beautiful city of Palmyra in Syria.
Ancient Civilizations offers a comparative analysis of the field, including both old world and new civilizations, and explores the connections between all civilizations around the earth.The volume provides a jargon-free introduction to ancient civilizations from the first civilizations, and the great powers in the Near East, to the first Aegean civilizations, the Mediterranean world in the first millennium, Imperial Rome, northeast Africa, divine kings in southeast Asia, and empires in East Asia, as well as early states in the Americas and Andean civilization.For those interested in ancient civilizations.
Today’s civilizations owe an immense debt to the powerful empires and mighty cities of antiquity. Their inventions, techniques and concepts enabled the advancement of humankind and lay the foundation for life in the modern world.
Explore Ancient History, including videos, pictures, and articles on cultures such as Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and more.
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The Cyrus Cylinder from Ancient Babylon and the Beginning of the Persian Empire

The PersianEmpire is one of the most mysterious major civilizations in the ancient world.
Persia became an empire under the Achaemenid king, Cyrus the Great, who created a policy of religious and cultural tolerance that became the hallmark of Persian rule.
The empire that Cyrus left behind expanded to India and Greece under the reign of Darius I, who built the capital of Persepolis.
Among the engineering feats of the Persian Empire were an innovative system of water management accomplished with simple tools; a cross-continent paved roadway stretching 1500 miles that made travel safe and communication possible; a canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea, a forerunner of the modern Suez Canal; and the creation of one of the Seven Wonders of the World

The PersianEmpire is one of the most mysterious major civilizations in the ancient world.
Persia became an empire under the Achaemenid king, Cyrus the Great, who created a policy of religious and cultural tolerance that became the hallmark of Persian rule.
The empire that Cyrus left behind expanded to India and Greece under the reign of Darius I, who built the capital of Persepolis.
Among the engineering feats of the Persian Empire were an innovative system of water management accomplished with simple tools; a cross-continent paved roadway stretching 1500 miles that made travel safe and communication possible; a canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea, a forerunner of the modern Suez Canal; and the creation of one of the Seven Wonders of the World

ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS : Ancient Persia and Arabian Peninsula

A look at Ancient Civilizations in Ancient Persia and Arabian Peninsula. During the 4th centuryB.C., the great Persian civilization, which was the first multiethnic empire in history, reached its peak. In this episode, we’ll tour the grand residences at Persepolis, and the imperial palaces of the omnipotent Darius – a sumptuous building complex for the most powerful man in the world of that era.
Part 2 starts at 26:33 and looks at the Arabian Peninsula. From the Arabian Peninsula, we follow an ancient caravan route through the desert to Syria. ; Along the way, several lush oases in the otherwise barren Syrian desert come to our rescue in the form of Marib and Petra, cite of the great tomb of Aaron that is carved out of a rock face, along with the beautiful city of Palmyra in Syria.
Ancient Civilizations offers a comparative analysis of the field, including both old world and new civilizations, and explores the connections between all civilizations around the earth.The volume provides a jargon-free introduction to ancient civilizations from the first civilizations, and the great powers in the Near East, to the first Aegean civilizations, the Mediterranean world in the first millennium, Imperial Rome, northeast Africa, divine kings in southeast Asia, and empires in East Asia, as well as early states in the Americas and Andean civilization.For those interested in ancient civilizations.
Today’s civilizations owe an immense debt to the powerful empires and mighty cities of antiquity. Their inventions, techniques and concepts enabled the advancement of humankind and lay the foundation for life in the modern world.
ExploreAncient History, including videos, pictures, and articles on cultures such as Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and more.

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The Persians & Greeks: Crash Course World History #5

In which John compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course ...

The Persians & Greeks: Crash Course World History #5

In which John compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course we're glad that Greek civilization spawned modern western civilization, right? Maybe not. From Socrates and Plato to Darius and Xerxes, John explains two of the great powers of the ancient world, all WITHOUT the use of footage from 300.
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Ancient Persia & Arabian Peninsula (Ancient Civilizations)

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Top 10 Facts about PERSIAN IMMORTALS

The Immortals were the heavy infantry unit of the Achaemenid Empire’s army. Also known as ...

Top 10 Facts about PERSIAN IMMORTALS

The Immortals were the heavy infantry unit of the Achaemenid Empire’s army. Also known as the first Persian Empire, the civilization was founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 B.C. in what is today Iran. The name ‘Immortals’ was coined by Greek historian Herodotus. What’s known about them mostly comes from his writing.
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http://classics.mit.edu/Herodotus/history.7.vii.html
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http://www.legendsandchronicles.com/ancient-warriors/persian-warriors/
https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/history/military_history/Osprey%20-%20Elite042%20-%20The%20Persian%20Army%20560-330BC.pdf
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http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/History/hakhamaneshian/AchaemenidMilitaryEquip.htm
https://books.google.ca/books?id=yFocMaM49SgC&lpg=PA91&ots=ce4_TfgRZo&dq=persian%20immortals%20apples&pg=PA89#v=onepage&q=persian%20immortals%20apples&f=false
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https://youtu.be/qdDdHMwhU2s
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http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-empire-by-percentage-of-world-population
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What if Persia Conquered Greece?

Greece won against massive odds in the wars against the Persians. But what if history had ...

What if Persia Conquered Greece?

Greece won against massive odds in the wars against the Persians. But what if history had gone differently? What if Greece had actually lost against Persia and became absorbed into the Empire. Here is one scenario.
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Ancient History Persian Empire Documentary

Drawing on historical and archaeological evidence, this fascinating documentary by Dr. Far...

Ancient History Persian Empire Documentary

Drawing on historical and archaeological evidence, this fascinating documentary by Dr. Farzin Rezaeian reconstructs 7,000 years of Iranian history.
The film's advanced animation techniques bring ancient wonders to life, giving an unprecedented look at Iran's historical and cultural achievements.
Rezaeian has reconstructed the major monuments from seven key periods in Iranian history, bringing to life the settings in which Iranian civilization developed and the context through which the greatest figures of Iranian history, from Cyrus the Great (the Achaemenid Emperor) to Shah Abbas (the SafavidKing), can be understood Farzin Rezaeian is an award-winning documentary and educational film producer and director.
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The Ancient Persians Were Black

First off, I myself am an Iranian. People in Iran believe that THEY are the direct descend...

The Ancient Persians Were Black

First off, I myself am an Iranian. People in Iran believe that THEY are the direct descendants of the ancient Persians, they think the ancient Persians called themselves Aryans, so they were white people! While in fact, the ancient Persians and Elamites were black! Both the Persians and Elamites are depicted curly-haired and curly-bearded people on the Persepolis walls (reliefs), so were they white people? Is there any white nation on earth all having curly hairs and curly beards?! I prove this claim using the reliefs of Darius palace at Susa (now kept in France), all the immortal guards of Darius are depicted black-skinned curly-haired curly-bearded warriors! (so the ancient Persians were black), some people claim they were not Persians but Elamites, but we should know that even the most stupid king would never choose his best warriors from a people who have already been subdued and defeated by his people, because they would riot against or betray him; besides, there is no difference between the facial features of the immortal guards with those of the non-colored Persians in the Persepolis reliefs. Others claim they spoke the same language as modern Farsi, thus beacuse the modern Farsi-speaking people are mostly light-skinned, so were the ancient Persians, I have four answers to this claim: 1- What does prove that the first Indo-European language was created by white people and they were those who spoke it first? 2- There are many black people in Africa and the Americas whose their maternal languages are Indo-Europeans, are they white just beacause their maternal languages are Indo-Europeans?! 3- Farsi is another name for Tajiki (the maternal language of Tajiks in Afghanistan and Tajikistan (and also some parts of Uzbekistan), it was brought to Iran during the Samanid empire and became the official language of the country, there is no evidence proving this language is the same language as the ancient Persian. 4- Most of the modern Farsi-speaking people of Iran have had Turkish ancestors; because Farsi is the only official language of Iran, their Turkic ancestors chose to speak Farsi instead of their own languages, Turkish people are not related to any ancient people of Iran, because they are new immigrants (who came to Iran after Islamic conquest of Iran). Some others claim the ancient Persians called themselves Aryans, so they were white; my answers is 1- there are some scholars and historians in Iran that believe the Persian inscriptions were forged by some nazi-inspired historians in order to fake a history for Iranians, 2- even if they are not forgeries, what does prove the "Aryan" words in those inscriptions refer to some special white people?!
I'm not talking about the MODERN Iranian people who are mostly descended from both the Turkic and Scythian (like Parthians) immigrants, I'm talking about the ANCIENT Persians who depicted themselves curly-haired and curly-bearded people on the Persepolis walls. Just because you and your recent ancestors were born and have lived in a country, does not mean that all the ancient peoples who lived in that country were your ancestors and you are their direct descendants! Are the white Australians who make up more than 90% of the Australian population, the direct descendants of the people who inhabited that land in the ancient times? Are the white Americans and even the modern Amerindians descended from the ancient Mayan and Inca people?
There are a few people in Iran called Afro-Iranians, they speak a language called Pahlavi that is closer to the Persian language in the ancient Persian inscriptions (if those inscriptions are not new forgeries), I believe this people are more related to the ancient Elamites and Persians than the light-skinned Iranians who claim to be the original Persians, but they are being told that they were brought to Iran as slaves by white people!
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Part 2 starts at 26:33 and looks at the Arabian Peninsula. From the Arabian Peninsula, we follow an ancient caravan route through the desert to Syria. ; Along the way, several lush oases in the otherwise barren Syrian desert come to our rescue in the form of Marib and Petra, cite of the great tomb of Aaron that is carved out of a rock face, along with the beautiful city of Palmyra in Syria.
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THE PERSIAN EMPIRE

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Ancient History Persian Empire Documentary

Drawing on historical and archaeological evidence, this fascinating documentary by Dr. Far...

Ancient History Persian Empire Documentary

Drawing on historical and archaeological evidence, this fascinating documentary by Dr. Farzin Rezaeian reconstructs 7,000 years of Iranian history.
The film's advanced animation techniques bring ancient wonders to life, giving an unprecedented look at Iran's historical and cultural achievements.
Rezaeian has reconstructed the major monuments from seven key periods in Iranian history, bringing to life the settings in which Iranian civilization developed and the context through which the greatest figures of Iranian history, from Cyrus the Great (the Achaemenid Emperor) to Shah Abbas (the SafavidKing), can be understood Farzin Rezaeian is an award-winning documentary and educational film producer and director.
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Secrets in the Dust - Persia Legacy of the Flames

Empire of the Persians
In 1923 Ernst Herzfeld was the greatest living scholar of the Persi...

Secrets in the Dust - Persia Legacy of the Flames

Empire of the Persians
In 1923 Ernst Herzfeld was the greatest living scholar of the Persian Empire, that ruled in the Middle East from 612BC until it was defeated by Alexander the Great in 330BC. That year Herzfeld set out on his last major expedition. It would last more than 10 years. It would make crucial discoveries about this misunderstood civilization, and it would end in personal disaster.
A German expedition in the 1920s was of necessity small-scale, operating with little or no money. The defeated power in WWI could no longer afford such ‘luxuries’. But this was also an opportunity: the colonial powers – Britain and France – were not popular with the local governments in the region. By teaming up with oil money from America, Herzfeld could gain both political, and financial, support – enough to continue his work. And what discoveries he made: Herzfeld excavated the administrative centre of Persepolis, the Persian imperial capital, uncovering thousands of clay tablets which described in detail the administrative system and the trade networks of the Empire.
Far from being the tyranny described by their Greek conquerors, this was evidence of a tolerant and cosmopolitan Empire that took the best from all the peoples it ruled.
If Herzfeld found the information, his assistant Friedrich Krefter discovered the treasure – the solid gold plaque forged for the great KingDarius to acknowledge his glory.
But Herzfeld was Jewish, and while he was in Persia his country was taken over by the Nazis. Once again, distrust and prejudice ruled; stripped of his professorships by 20th Century tyranny, he was even accused of theft of Persia’s national treasures.
Politics refuses to spare the region today, as archaeologists – notably from Australia - continue to research the ancient Persian Empire, trying now to understand how this Empire extended its power so many hundreds of kilometres from the capital. Their work is tolerated by the Iranian government, who know that building a sense of national identity and pride in the past is in their interests in the present...

The Black Persians - The Ancient Persians Were Black

In the ancient times, black people were not confined only to Africa, they were all around the world. The ancient Persians were indeed black, they had Afro-textured hair (curly hair and curly beard), this is proved by their only painted reliefs that are from the Darius palace at Susa, all the immortal guards of Darius and Persian sphinxes are depicted curly-haired, curly-bearded and BLACK-skinned. The modern light-skinned people of Iran are mostly Azerbaijanis who are a Turkic people and call themselves Turks; many of now-non-Turkic people of Iran who call themselves Persian, like people of Isfahan, have had Turkic ancestors; people of Isfahan have the same haplogroups as the people of Azerbaijan (don't forget that Isfahan was the capital of Safavid dynasty who were Azerbaijani Turks). In Fars, there are a nomadic Turkic people called Qashqai, many of them have been assimilated to the native Farsi-speaking people since 90 years ago (because Farsi has been the only official language in Iran ever since) and now call themselves Persian; even today there are almost 500,000 qashqais. Other light-skinned Iranians like Bakhtiaris, Lurs, Kurdish people, Gilaks and Mazandaranis are not Persian either, they are amalgamations of many different people like Parthians (a Scythian tribe), people of Caucasus, Turkic people and native people of Iran.
Just because the MODERN people of a region are light-skinned, does not mean/prove that all the ANCIENT people of that region were also light-skinned.
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A look at Ancient Civilizations in Ancient Persia and Arabian Peninsula. During the 4th centuryB.C., the great Persian civilization, which was the first multiethnic empire in history, reached its peak. In this episode, we’ll tour the grand residences at Persepolis, and the imperial palaces of the omnipotent Darius – a sumptuous building complex for the most powerful man in the world of that era.
Part 2 starts at 26:33 and looks at the Arabian Peninsula. From the Arabian Peninsula, we follow an ancient caravan route through the desert to Syria. ; Along the way, several lush oases in the otherwise barren Syrian desert come to our rescue in the form of Marib and Petra, cite of the great tomb of Aaron that is carved out of a rock face, along with the beautiful city of Palmyra in Syria.
Ancient Civilizations offers a comparative analysis of the field, including both old world and new civilizations, and explores the connections between all civilizations around the earth.The volume provides a jargon-free introduction to ancient civilizations from the first civilizations, and the great powers in the Near East, to the first Aegean civilizations, the Mediterranean world in the first millennium, Imperial Rome, northeast Africa, divine kings in southeast Asia, and empires in East Asia, as well as early states in the Americas and Andean civilization.For those interested in ancient civilizations.
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